A Preaching Confession March 05, 2014 Perhaps it is because I am preaching less regularly now. Or maybe it is because I feel more acutely my own spiritual impotence. Then again it may be due to my age and
John Bunyan Transitions February 25, 2014 Having moved eight months ago (Can it be that long?), our family has dealt with many changes. As I have chronicled before (here [https://gentlereformation.com/2013/03/06/moving-signs/],here [https://gentlereformation.
Bob Kellerman Browse Worthy: Worship February 17, 2014 In addition to Jared's post [https://gentlereformation.com/2014/02/16/how-about-not-dressing-up-for-worship/]encouraging us to see if our spiritual clothing is appropriate for worship, there have been several other recent articles
Scott Hamilton As You Watch the Olympics... February 15, 2014 ...and hear the scratchy voice of former gold medalist Scott Hamilton commenting on ice skating, why not take a few moments to hear his testimony regarding how cancer and a brain tumor were
Humor The Humorless Pulpit February 13, 2014 I have a word for you preachers out there. Humor has no place in the pulpit. Especially Reformed ones. I am so serious. I am not joking. Some guys like to refer to
Alfred Edersheim The Discipleship Growth of...Jesus February 07, 2014 After His birth events, the one other story of Jesus in His childhood, contained at the end of Luke 2, is such an intriguing one. For it contains an incredible statement. In telling
Matthew Henry Pursuing Prodigals January 30, 2014 Many Christian parents have had the sad experience of seeing a covenant child grow up and wander from the faith.To see one whom you joyfully brought into the world, baptized in the
John Flavel A Providential Perspective January 08, 2014 In his book, _The Mystery of Providence, _the seventeenth century Puritan John Flavel wrote a chapter on how grateful English believers should be for their birth and upbringing. In seeking to create gratitude
THE GOSPEL CALL IMPERATIVE (Guest Post by Ken Smith) December 02, 2013 _Recently Pastor Ken Smith addressed theReformation Society of Pittsburgh [http://www.reformationpittsburgh.org/]on the topic of justification by faith alone. As an application of this doctrine, he addressed the subject of the
Wintry Thanksgiving November 28, 2013 Most artists use a white canvas, then add color. You did just the opposite. Upon every leafless tree and forested hill, you sent from heaven above a flurry of white to paint your
With All the Bad News... November 26, 2013 ...Why not a piece of good news for a change? Seeing how these young men rallied around (and especially explained why they did so) a little schoolmate who was being bullied will touch
He Assumes You Know November 22, 2013 One key to understanding perplexing Bible stories is to recognize that the Lord assumes his people will treasure his word greatly. He relates to his people as though they will remember and apply
Kokomo Tornadic Meditations November 19, 2013 After having our hearts warmed with fellowship and our bellies filled with the ladies' cooking on our first visit back to our congregation in Kokomo, Indiana, my son Spencer and I started
David Murray Highlights of Sanctification: Overcoming Modern Challenges November 18, 2013 On Friday and Saturday I spent a wonderful time in Indianapolis with over 300 other believers being fed by Tim Challies and David Murray as they addressed the topic of growing as believers
Holy Trinity The Trinity's Hymnbook (Part I) November 13, 2013 Certain congregational songbooks use the word "Trinity" in their titles. For instance, there is the Trinity Hymnal [http://www.gcp.org/Products/CategoryCenter/HYMN!PEW/hymnals.aspx] and the Trinity Psalter
David Murray Conference on Sanctification with Tim Challies & David Murray November 06, 2013 After classes, I'm racing off to Indianapolis next Friday, November 15th, to attend the conference "Sanctification: Overcoming Modern Challenges" being held at the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church there. Two
Math What Math Teaches Us October 30, 2013 I was interested to see, viaTim Challies [http://www.challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la-carte-1030-4], this article entitled " The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math [http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/
Three Kinds of Righteousness October 24, 2013 > _There are three kinds of righteousness, or at least three kinds of righteousness which bear that name. _ There is **inherent **righteousness, of which we have none. There is **imputed **righteousness, which is
Authority Preaching with Authority October 23, 2013 Every preacher who stands behind a pulpit or on a street corner should desire to preach with authority. He should hope that when people hear him that they are rather hearing God speaking
Eric Simmons Call It Pornolatry October 18, 2013 Several men have recently blogged on the plague of pornography and offered help for protecting families and redeeming lives from it. See: Tim Challies | The Porn-Free Family Eric Simmons | I Hate Porn John
Martin Bucer A Good Trend October 16, 2013 In the Reformed Presbyterian Church where I serve, over the last decade or two we have seen congregations adding multiple pastoral staff. For instance, nearly twenty years ago the congregations in the state
Charles Spurgeon Our Other Intercessor October 09, 2013 Because it is stated so clearly in Scripture, particularly in the book of Hebrews, most believers know that Christ Himself prays for us. He is our intercessor. Christ is our high priest, resurrected
Jeremiah Burroughs My Nothingness October 04, 2013 As I journey again through _The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment _by Jeremiah Burroughs, this time with others in a Sunday School class, I am also reminded once again of how difficult, humbling,
The Fading Glory of Sex October 02, 2013 My friend Bill VanDoodewaard at _The Christian Pundit [http://thechristianpundit.org/]_has written an excellent post entitled Art, Nakedness, and Redemption [http://thechristianpundit.org/2013/09/25/art-nakedness-and-redemption/]. In this article, he demonstrates
Book of Pastoral Rule One Chief Quality about the Church that Pastors Should Never Forget September 27, 2013 I usually like short blog titles. But I wanted this one to stand out a bit. You see, I was surprised (though I should not have been) about something I saw. It occurred
